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    Why Protein Is Essential To Have in Your Diet

    Published: Jan 13, 2023. Modified: Jan 13, 2023 by Shea Rumoro·This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    A well-balanced diet is an integral part of any healthy life. You want to ensure that you are getting the proper nutrients from the food you’re eating.

    And protein is one of the nutrients that your body needs. Here’s why protein is essential to have in your diet.

    Boosts the Immune System

    The first reason that protein is essential to have in your diet is that it boosts the immune system. Your immune system is what helps fight off viruses, diseases, and infections to keep your body as healthy as possible. Proteins help the body create immunoglobulins or antibodies, which protect the body from potentially harmful viruses and bacteria.

    If our bodies didn’t have these antibodies, we would be more susceptible to illnesses, infections, viruses, and diseases, and we couldn’t effectively fight them off. Therefore, it’s necessary to include good protein sources in your diet so that your body can produce these beneficial antibodies.

    Builds Muscle and Strength

    Building muscle and strength is another aspect of proteins that makes them essential in our diets. Protein is a vital building block in the production of tissue within the body, and muscles are among those tissues. We need muscles for strength and to perform necessary daily tasks like standing, walking, lifting, etc.

    Almost any movement you do in a day involves at least one or more muscle groups in the body. Protein also helps to maintain your body’s muscle mass and to build muscle during workouts and strength training.

    You may notice that many bodybuilders eat high-protein diets. This is because a high amount of protein helps you to gain muscle mass.

    Helps Repair and Produce Cells

    Protein is also necessary for our diets because it helps repair and produce cells. Proteins aid in nearly every function of cellular life, such as shape, organization, production, and maintenance. They are also important in cellular communication, as they receive messages from outside the cell and help perform intracellular responses through chemical reactions.

    We don’t often think about how many functions proteins perform within our bodies, but they are all essential, which is why we should include protein in our diet. It’s helpful to know the 10 major proteins to stock up on so that you have them readily available in your home while cooking meals.

    Now that you know why it’s essential to have protein in your diet, you can work to implement more of them in your meals. Put in the effort to include the necessary nutrients in your diet so that you can live as healthy a life as possible.

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